Pay Office New York 26^th Jany 1790 Sir By direction of the Sec^y. at War I transmit you, through Mr. Pease the Proprietor of the Mail Stage for the Eastward the sum of Four hundred & thirty dollars this Money is sent, [strikethrough: to enable you, to pay one Months pay] as an advance of one Months pay to each Officer and to compleat one Months pay to each Man [strikethrough: of others,] compt. [undecipherable] by you & Captain Burbeck agreeably to the enclosed [undecipherable] Estimate — I have received your letter acknowledging the Receipt of the Money sent by M^r. Smith — you will please give a Receipt for the Money now sent, to the person who delivers it; as M^r. Pease is accountable for the safe delivery of it. I am Sir your obed^t. Ser^t. Jo. Howell Jun^r enclosed is M^r. Smith's Receipt for 100 dolls [strikethrough: when which] he delivered to you — you will please to give him the same & cancel your own — [initialed] [address:] Cap^t. Joseph Savage or either of his Officers now recruiting at a near Springfield [address panel on wrapper: To us [undecipherable] / Capt Joseph Savage / [undecipherable] npp, 1790 / [undecipherable]]